MAXIME MAUFRA | Impression du soir

Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired directly from the artist in 1895)
Madame d'Alayer, Paris (acquired from the above in 1949)
Private Collection, France (sale: Sotheby's, London, 30th November 1967, lot 42)
Private Collection, Malta (purchased at the above sale; sale: Sotheby's, London, 4th February 2015, lot 441)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Paris, Grand Palais, Les Premiers Indépendants 1884-94, 1965, no. 123

The canvas is not lined and examination under UV light reveals no signs of retouching. There are artist pinholes in the upper left and upper right corners. There is a faint stretcher bar mark running to the centre of the composition. There are some minor spots of white accretion along the lower edge and two further spots towards the centre of the left edge. There is evidence of minor frame abrasion to all four edges, which is not visible when framed. This work is in overall good condition.
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This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue raisonné being prepared by Madame Caroline Durand-Ruel Godfroy.